Tijo Thomas B.E (Mech.)
Ex PGDM (International Business)
Bangalore • India• Mobile:+91-776******* • E-mail: **********@*****.***•
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/tijothomas1
OBJECTIVE
A role providing solutions and support to product development and operations of a world class product focused company, enabling solutions in the field of Product development, Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation and best practice for growth.
And to deliver strategies that result in improved profitability and performance of the company with sustained results within product innovation and operations.
PROFILE
An experienced Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, Project Management and Innovation Management professional, with an infectious enthusiasm and energy to achieving excellence through multi-disciplined approaches.
Significant experience of delivering solutions, support and trainings on Product Lifecycle Management to teams in Europe and the USA
• Good initiator for innovative solutions to problems
• Trouble-shooting issues through the root cause analysis
• Multi-disciplined and technology driven
•Confident Communicator and skilled negotiator
• Relationship Builder and a budding leader
CAREER SUMMARY
SKF Technologies (Global Technical Centre) (2012 – to date)
PLM Implementation
oImplemented Windchill PDM link to various SKF sites (versions 9.1 and 10.0)
oCreated proof of concept on Harmonizing the Drawing Release and Distribution process along with Change Management at SKF, and gained buy in from the stakeholders.
oDemonstrated OOTB features/ Existing customizations in Windchill to meet business needs to various business units across SKF
oCaptured customer inputs, and converted them to solution design document
oHelped business to map APQP process to solutions available in Windchill
oPerformed Solution Validation Tests and also assisted the customers on the User Acceptance Tests
oAssisted the solution staging process
oWarranty support and Training end users
Implementation Support
oSupport all the Windchill PDM Link, Creo, and Project Link solutions globally
oTrack and Audit all the internal support calls
oCheck if the KPI’s meet the defined metrics, and identify steps to improve them
oTrack if the accepted SLA’s are being adhered to
oProvide trainings if needed
oHandle enhancement requests
Project Management
oDevelop Project Charter, Define the Scope
oRisk Identification and mitigation planning
oCreate PBS and WBS
oCreate a Project Schedule (Microsoft Project 2010 )
oScheduling pulse meetings to discuss the project status
oMonitoring the project based on the defined measurement baselines
oCreate closure document
Innovation Management
oLeading the entire PLM services team on delivering new Ideas and Best Practices,
oCommunicating the same to the innovation board
oBringing the selected ideas to reality
INFOTECH ENTERPRISES (now Cyient) (2008 – 2012)
Product Design and Development
oNew product design for Automotive and Aerospace clients using Creo, CATIA V4
ECN Implementation
oImplementing the Engineering Change Notices in Vought aircraft using CATIA V4
Technical Publication
oCreating Interactive Product Catalogue for Terex and Genie tele-handlers, using Creo, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe pagemaker
Assisting the sales team
oPrepare proposal document according to the RFP guidelines
oPreparing presentations and demo for the customers
College Project (NMIT)
Making Aluminum-Silicon based Metal Matric Composites (MMC), to be used in ‘Piston Rings’, and validate the microstructure and test for strength and endurance
ACHIVEMENTS
Was awarded the ‘Best innovator’ for the year 2012, for a solution I had presented to SKF Innovation Board on ‘ways to overcome the counterfeit trade in the international market’.
A charter member of ‘Toastmasters Club’, have won the ‘Best Speaker’ many times in a year.
EDUCATION
Ex-PGDM (IB) Alliance University 2012
B.Eng (Mech.) Visveswaraya Technological University 2008
PUC (PCMB) P.U Board 2006
PERSONAL DETAILS
Year of Birth 1986
Marital Status Married
Languages English, Malayalam, Kannada
Interests Cycling, Music and Cookery
Passport Number G9167939 (Date of Expiry: 19/06/2018)